Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure Resilience Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7397 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7397

    To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a comprehensive 
  assessment of the water and wastewater infrastructure modernization 
             needs of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2026

  Mr. Hernandez (for himself, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Goldman of New York) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Secretary of the Army to conduct a comprehensive 
  assessment of the water and wastewater infrastructure modernization 
             needs of Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Water Infrastructure 
Resilience Act''.

SEC. 2. CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORT ON WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN 
              PUERTO RICO.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Puerto 
Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority and any other relevant local and 
Federal agencies, shall conduct a comprehensive assessment of the water 
and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs of Puerto Rico.
    (b) Report.--Upon completion of the assessment described in 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes--
            (1) a description of the current condition and 
        vulnerabilities of water infrastructure in Puerto Rico;
            (2) the status of ongoing and planned projects in Puerto 
        Rico authorized under section 219 of the Water Resources 
        Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580), including any 
        delays or gaps in project execution;
            (3) a description of water infrastructure modernization 
        needs of Puerto Rico to enhance resilience against future 
        natural disasters, droughts, and system failures; and
            (4) recommendations for improving coordination across 
        Federal and local agencies to accelerate project delivery in 
        Puerto Rico.
    (c) Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' 
means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers.
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